Marystown
Marystown is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of around 5,000. Situated 306 km from the province's capital, St. John's, it is on the Burin Peninsula. Until the early 1990s, its economy was largely based on shipbuilding, and it is due in part to this that the town experienced a population increase of 295% in just over a decade. The town was also dependent on the fish plant for employment.
Marystown | |
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Winter sunset over the harbour featuring Canning Bridge | |
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Marystown Location of Marystown in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′N 55°10′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Marystown Town Council |
| • Mayor | Brian Keating |
| • MHA | Jeff Dwyer (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.97 km2 (23.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,204 |
| • Density | 85.8/km2 (222/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
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| Area code | 709 |
| Highways | Route 210 / Route 220 / Route 220A |
| Website | Town of Marystown Website |
Though the shipyard still holds a presence in the town, residents have had to look elsewhere for economic subsistence in the last decade or so. The closure of the fish plants in Newfoundland has also had its hand in the decline in economic subsistence. Mortier Bay also served a strategic role during World War II, and was the site selected to evacuate the Royal Family and regroup the British Navy in the event of German invasion of Britain. Currently fish farming and the shipyard remain important to the local economy; in fact, construction of the world's largest fish hatchery, the Grieg NL project, began at the town in 2019.